Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi said he thinks bandmate Ozzy Osbourne was "determined" to play the group's farewell show and "really just held out" to do so weeks before his death.

Ozzy Osbourne fans from across the UK have flocked to Birmingham’s Black Sabbath Bridge to pay tribute to the heavy metal icon following his death. The rock legend passed away yesterday aged 76 less than three weeks after his farewell homecoming concert at Villa Park in Aston.

Ozzy Osbourne has been remembered as a “pioneer,” a “fearless talent” and a “dear friend,” in an outpouring of tributes from fellow musicians and his former Black Sabbath bandmates following his death on Tuesday at the age of 76.